Combined coal-scuttle and sieve.



No. 779,820. PATENTED JAN 10, 1905.

' E. J. TURLINGTON.

COMBINED GOAL SGUTTLB AND SIEVE.

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ELLA J. TURLINGTON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

COMBINED COAL -SCUTTLE AND SIEVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,820, dated January10, 1905.

Application filed June 14, 1904:- Serial No. 212,566.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLA J. TURLINGTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore,in the State of Maryland,have invented new anduseful Improvements in a Combined Coal-Scuttle and Sieve, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in combinedcoal-scuttles and ashsieves; and its object is to provide a device ofthis character which can be used for either of these purposes and whichhas a receptacle which forms the base of the device and which is adaptedto receive the ashes discharged through the sieve.

Another object is to provide the scuttle with closures whereby theescape of dust is prevented during the sifting operation.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of abody having its upper end normally closed by hingedcovers, and withinthe lower end of this body is revolubly mounted a sieve which is adaptedto be operated by means of a handle extending throughaslotin one wall ofthe body. Hinged to the bottom of the body is a base which is adapted toform a receptacle for material discharged through the sieve, and thisbase is locked to the body in any suitable manner, as

by means of a spring-catch.

The invention also -consists of the further novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form ofmy invention, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device.Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the body of the device with thebase detached, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the detachedbase.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is the body of thedevice, which is oval-shaped from front to rear and having a strip 2across the top thereof, and to opposite edges of this strip are hingedclosures 3 and 4:. A flange 5 is arranged within the body 1 adjacent itslower end, and revolubly mounted thereon is a ring 6, having a screen 7secured therein to form a sieve. A shield 8 extends downward from thefront portion of the body 1 and overlaps the adjoining portion of thering 6. This shield is so shaped that by securing it within theoval-shaped body a circular opening is produced by it and said bodyunder which the rotatable screen can be placed. A handle 10 extends fromthe screen through a slot 11, which is formed within the body 1. A head12 is formed about the body adjacent its lower end and forms a stop fora receptacle 13, which is open at its top and forms the base of thedevice. This receptacle is hinged to the bead at the back thereof, asshown at14, and is adapted to be locked in position upon the lower endof the body by means of a springcatch 15, which engages the bead 12.Abail 16 is connected to the upper portion of body 1, and a handle 17 ispreferably connected to said body adjacent to the lower end of the backthereof.

Base 13 is normally secured upon the end of body 1, and the entiredevice can thus-be used either as a coal-scuttle or as a sieve. If usedas a coal-scuttle, the screen 7 forms the bottom of the scuttle and thecoal can be poured therefrom through the aperture, which is normallycovered by closure 4. If it is desired to use the device as anash-sieve, ashes are placed in body 1 and the two closures 3 and 1lowered. The screen is then operated by reciprocating handle 10, and thefine ashes will drop into the receptacle 13. The cinders, &c., can thenbe poured from the body 1, as is done when the device is used as acoal-scuttle, the shield 8 serving during this operation to preventescape of the ashes. The ashes, &c., can be readily removed from thedevice by detaching the catch from bead 12 and permitting the receptacleto swing downward upon its hinge 14:. It will be seen that this deviceis extremely simple, compact, and durable in construction and is ofgreat convenience.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve theright to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of myinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In adevice of the class described, a tubular body, a rotary sievepermanently mounted in the body adjacent its lower end and spaced fromthe front wall of the body, a downwardly and inwardly inclined shieldcarried by the front wall of the body and overlapping the adjacent edgeof the sieve, and a movable receptacle carried by the body beneath thesieve.

2. In a device of the class described, a tubular body provided with atransverse slot adjacent its lower end, hinged closures for the up- ELLAJ. TURLINGTON.

l/Vitnesses:

C. E. WELMoN, ELLA M. VVYVILLE, J. A. HILLEARY, Jr.

